Howe Island, Ontario (1911 census)
Howe Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 408. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.601°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1911, Howe Island had a population of 408: 683 male and 647 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 479 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 361 |
| 1911 | 408 |
| 1921 | 274 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Howe Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 78,232 area in acres, 683 males in the population, 647 females in the population, 424 single (never-married) males, 408 total population, 378 single (never-married) females, 262 families, 241 married females, 238 married males, 122.24 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 10.88 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given. 1,545 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 208 persons of British origin (Irish), 140 persons of French origin, 37 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 330 Roman Catholics, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Methodists, 10 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 262 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261792
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Howe Island, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/howe-island-on069007-1911/.